''21mu Tiffin'' ( gu, ૨૧મું ટિફિન, ) is a 2021

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drama film directed by

Vijaygiri Bava Vijaygiri Bava (born 24 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Gujarati cinema. Career He made his debut as a director in the film '' Premji: Rise of a Warrior'' (2015), for which he received the State Fi ...

, produced by Twinkle Vijaygiri under the banner Vijaygiri FilmOS. It is based on ''21mu Tiffin'', a short story by

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. The film is about a woman running tiffin service business. It was released on 10 December 2021.

Plot

A woman running a tiffin service business meets her 21st tiffin customer and how it changes everything. She overcomes her obstacles despite her struggles.

Cast

* Niilam Paanchal as Neetu ni Mummy * Raunaq Kamdar as Dhruv * Netri Trivedi as Neetal

Production

The film is directed and scripted by

. It is produced by Twinkle Vijaygiri under the banner Vijaygiri FilmOs and Hiren Gosai under the banner of H & H Movies. It is an adaptation of ''21mu Tiffin'', a story from

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winner short story collection ''Mahotu'' by

Soundtrack

"Raah Jue Shangar Adhuro", sung by

Mahalakshmi Iyer Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi, Assamese and Tamil songs. She has sung in many other Indian languages as well, including Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Kannada. Career Playback singing Ma ...

and composed by

Mehul Surti Mehul Surti (born 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Surat, Gujarat, India, known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including '' Kevi Rite Jaish'' (20 ...

, was released on 12 November 2021 on YouTube and received positively by the audience.

Release

The trailer was released on 1 December 2021 on

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. The film was released on 10 December 2021.

Reception

Sonal Pandya of Cinestaan rated it 3 out of 5. She praised theme of gender bias and patriarchy, comparing it to 2021 Malayalam film ''

The Great Indian Kitchen ''The Great Indian Kitchen'' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Jeo Baby. The film tells the story of a newly wed woman (Nimisha Sajayan) who struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband ( Suraj Venja ...

''. She also praised story, direction, performances and music. Nirali Kalani writing for ''

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'' praised the script, acting, dialogues and message of the film. Niraj Solanki, a social media reviewer, has said this film a Magnum Opus and praised it in all cinematic aspects.

Accolades

The film was selected for the Toronto International Women Film Festival 2021. It was declared a winner at the WRPN Women's International Film Festival 2021. It was selected and screened at the 16th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in September 2021. It was also selected and screened at the

52nd International Film Festival of India The 52nd International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November with ''The King of All the World'' (''El Rey de Todo El Mundo'') by Carlos Saura in Goa. Like 51st edition this edition was also held in hybrid format, that combined online an ...

under Indian Panorama Selections in November 2021. It also competed for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal there.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2021 films 2020s Gujarati-language films Films shot in India Films set in Ahmedabad Films shot in Ahmedabad Films shot in Gujarat Indian drama films